“I just kind of just stood there in shock, that an elderly man was willing to possibly put himself in danger to help me, a complete stranger,” officer Causey wrote on his Facebook posting about the incident.

The elderly citizen did not leave his name, simply walking away and driving off once the officer was done with his task. He was later identified by the photo Sheriff Causey took of the incident.

Officer Causey said DeLoach’s gesture was “amazing.”

The story comes on the tail of three more officers having been killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Indeed, one of the slain officers himself had said that he was disheartened that not enough citizens had his back.